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Leslie Mann on Bling Ring Character: "She's Doing Her Best...and Failing a Lot"

In an exclusive-behind-the-scenes clip, the actress talks her the complex mom she plays

By Peter Paras Sep 17, 2013 8:30 PMTags
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In stores this week, Sofia Coppola's The Bling Ring is based on real events that took place between 2008 and 2009. The ring raided the homes of Hollywood stars like Lindsay Lohan, Orlando Bloom and Megan Fox.

"It's fine. Let's keep going" is the mantra of bling leader, Rebecca (Katie Chang). All told, the Bling Ringers raked in nearly $3 million in stolen goods.

The film, starring Emma Watson and Leslie Mann, is fast and loose with a running time of just over 80 minutes, but the DVD extras are plenty. Marc (Israel Broussard) and his new pals hung out a Paris Hilton's pad way longer than a few hours—the heiress allowed Coppola's film crew to shoot in her actual home.

Meaning, all those Paris Hilton pillows are the real deal.

Back to the film's "troublemakers"—at least two of them had a very well-meaning mom. "She's doing her best to raise three girls and failing a lot of the time," Leslie Mann, who plays Laurie, explains in this exclusive behind-the-scenes clip. "Just searching and trying as best as she can, but not really doing a great job all the time, but she's trying!" she laughs. Her movie daughter, Nikki, is played with Valley- girl attitude by Emma Watson.

The Bling Ring is available on Blu-ray, DVD and iTunes today.